Brian Desmarais, 18, was sentenced to a youth detention facility

Published at 8:19 AM EST on Nov 5, 2015

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An East Providence man has pleaded no contest to charges he prostituted two teen girls.

The state Attorney General's office said Wednesday that 18-year-old Brian Desmarais entered the plea earlier this week to two counts of sex trafficking of a minor. He was sentenced to a youth detention facility.

Under the plea agreement, Desmarais received a certified sentence of 10 years, with 19 months and two days to serve.

Authorities said the then-17-year-old Desmarais and two co-conspirators met the two girls- ages 15 and 16 -on Jan. 16 and forced them to post provocative photos on a website and have men meet them for sex at various motels in Rhode Island and Seekonk, Massachusetts.